In order to follow the new trends and changes in the automotive industry, BMW is really under the capital. Prior to this, the car giant had revealed that it would invest 240 million US dollars to create more efficient electric car batteries. Now, BMW has a new move. It announced that it will invest more than 100 million euros (118 million US dollars) to build a test track in the Czech Republic dedicated to autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles. This test track in the Czech Republic will become BMW's first lane dedicated to automotive test items in Eastern Europe. This test track covers an area of ​​1200 acres and can provide venues for BMW. The development project will formally set sail for the next 10 years. Tesla looks at: BMW's $118 million builds test tracks for unmanned/electric vehicles Why, then, do German companies choose the Czech Republic to develop their own test tracks for self-driving cars and electric vehicles? The reason is simple. Compared to Germany, the Czech Republic has lower costs in all aspects. Not only that, the project will create hundreds of jobs for the Czech Republic. Currently, BMW has opened test centers near Munich's headquarters, as well as in France and Sweden. However, these test centers are not able to meet the ever-expanding demand for self-driving cars. Tesla looks at: BMW's $118 million builds test tracks for unmanned/electric vehicles BMW plans to officially launch its fully automated driving car iNEXT in 2021. The automaker is working with Intel, Delphi, Mobileye to improve its self-driving cars. BMW hopes to launch 25 electric vehicles by 2025, and half of its plans will be pure electric vehicles. It is worth mentioning that BMW will also invest heavily in the auto-pilot car industry in the coming days, because Herbert Grebenc, BMW’s head of property management, said: “Now we are at the beginning of autonomous driving. It means the future. A lot of investment will also be made." (Via:ubergizmo.com)